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Last Sunday I was fortunate enough to reunite again with my 16-year old (soon to be 17!) cousin, Chantelle. The last time we saw each other was when we were 3 years old because her family moved to New York. Technically, we haven’t seen each other for more than a decade. We never really stayed in touch while she was abroad (when you’re 3 years old, the only things that revolve around your head are Barbie dolls and wooden blocks), but now that she’s back for her summer vacation, I cannot wait to catch up with her.

We really are related! We look alike don’t you think?

We ate in Via Mare (Greenbelt), a restaurant which serves authentic Filipino cuisine. My parents wanted to treat their family to Filipino food since New York doesn’t really provide options for the Pinoy tastebud.
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March 21, 2003
After waiting for a year, the couple finally had a baby. A cute baby boy was born. He was named after his two grandfathers, Enrique and Miguel, thus, the name given to him was Enrique Miguel. But because the pretty cousin *cough, cough* found the name boring, she gave him a nickname. She called him Quiel.

March 21, 2004
Quiel celebrated his first birthday. And even though his grandmother had nine other grandsons before him, the happiness that was on lola Nelly’s face was indescribable. Quiel gave her so much happiness; you can say that he was her favorite apo.

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